Google Daydream and Project Tango: We've gotta get these guys together

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google's Project Tango is ready for prime time.

Conceived back in 2012 as a way to enable our devices to see like we do, Tango has evolved from prototype to prototype, and now is on the verge of its first real-deal release. Lenovo will unveil the world's first Tango-enabled device on June 9.

It's a big milestone for the computer vision project, which aims to give smartphones and tablets sensor-enabled superpowers. A Tango phone will be able to, among other things, take precise measurements of rooms, "remember" environments and track how objects have moved, and even create moving, virtual characters that can interact with the real world. It's one of the most complete examples of augmented reality in tech right now. Read more...